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From the Poker Blog for SeriouslyThisTime

May 6, 2008, 3PM: Played 3 hours, Made $770.00 at Ceaser's Palace
$55 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (1st out of 42 Players)

Yay!! Finally a tourny win! I've been feeling like I could do this for a while, just needed to put the right combination of skills together.  And unlike my 4th place finish last week I don't feel like this was a lucky break.  I played solid.  Used my new strategy, played more hands and used my experience at post-flop play to outplay my opponents and keep the pots small while I was drawing, and get full value when I had the hand.
 
I do still feel like my middle tourny strategy needs tuning up still.  I did a great job of b8uilding up a big stack like i have in the past, but once the blinds got bigger I played to many hands.  I let go of to many chips that I didn't need to give away.  By the time we got to the final table I went from 3x the average stack to only about 10 big blinds.  If I can tighten up and only pick on stacks that are REALLY small, not just medium to small I can risk less and go deeper with more chips.  I'm giving away the chips when they are the most precious. 
 
When I got the the final table I had a couple lucky situations.  first I picked up a decent pot with an all in.  Then with decent cards I raised up when i knew the big blind was going to have to shove in no matter what.  That allowed me to actually have some chips to play with.  I used the to pick up the blinds a couple times and snap of desperate small stacks.  When we got 3 handed I was sitting on a huge stack, 75-80% of the chips in play.  The other players agreed to chop 2nd and 3rd among them selves and forfit 1st to me.  I'll take it!

Last Update: May 6, 2008, 8:49PM | Permalink (2 Comments)

From the Poker Blog for DeiYuo

May 1, 2008, 9PM: Played 1 hour, 14 minutes, Lost $37.50 at Full Tilt
$75 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (366th out of 377 Players)

Frustating...
 
TT UTG limp.. 3 callers and BB raises pre with A8s
 
We all call to see flop of 975 and he fires.. I just call to see where everyone is at.. we are head up and I turn a Ten for top set.. he fires again and I raise pretty much all in.. he calls with an openender and hits it...
nothing new

Last Update: May 1, 2008, 9:14PM | Permalink (14 Comments)

From the Poker Blog for NatePringle

May 1, 2008, 2AM: Played 4 hours, Made $25.09 at Pokerstars
$3.30 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (13th out of 1245 Players)

I'm really bummed about this one. I hate coming soooo close to winning $700 and falling short. I think I played about as perfect poker as I could ever play. I had to push with 1010 and ran into KK and that was it.It just wasn't meant to be in the end. Below is one of the key hands that propelled me to go deep. This was with about 80 people left:
 
PokerStars Game #17118757369: Tournament #86640296, $3.00+$0.30 Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (600/1200) - 2008/05/01 - 04:31:25 (ET)
Table '86640296 25' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: NatePring (96404 in chips)
Seat 3: seibel 1979 (118278 in chips)
Seat 4: TheRockAA (12505 in chips)
Seat 5: AngelWsh7 (6563 in chips)
Seat 6: NAKOP (46382 in chips)
Seat 7: sevenstars77 (20572 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 8: MJ Dug (5305 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 9: hotpoppa (15643 in chips)
NatePring: posts the ante 125
seibel 1979: posts the ante 125
TheRockAA: posts the ante 125
AngelWsh7: posts the ante 125
NAKOP: posts the ante 125
sevenstars77: posts the ante 125
MJ Dug: posts the ante 125
hotpoppa: posts the ante 125
seibel 1979: posts small blind 600
TheRockAA: posts big blind 1200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to NatePring [Ad Kd]
AngelWsh7: folds
NAKOP: folds
sevenstars77: folds
MJ Dug: folds
hotpoppa: folds
NatePring: raises 1925 to 3125
seibel 1979: calls 2525
TheRockAA: folds
*** FLOP *** [Ah Kc 3c]
seibel 1979: checks
NatePring: bets 5245
seibel 1979: raises 9155 to 14400
NatePring: calls 9155
*** TURN *** [Ah Kc 3c] [2h]
seibel 1979: checks
NatePring: bets 21345
seibel 1979: calls 21345
*** RIVER *** [Ah Kc 3c 2h] [Qh]
seibel 1979: checks
NatePring: bets 57409 and is all-in
seibel 1979: calls 57409
*** SHOW DOWN ***
NatePring: shows [Ad Kd] (two pair, Aces and Kings)
seibel 1979: shows [As 8h] (a pair of Aces)
NatePring collected 194758 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 194758 | Rake 0
Board [Ah Kc 3c 2h Qh]
Seat 1: NatePring (button) showed [Ad Kd] and won (194758) with two pair, Aces and Kings
Seat 3: seibel 1979 (small blind) showed [As 8h] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 4: TheRockAA (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: AngelWsh7 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: NAKOP folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: sevenstars77 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: MJ Dug folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: hotpoppa folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Last Update: May 1, 2008, 9:37AM | Permalink (2 Comments)

From the Poker Blog for NatePringle

May 2, 2008, 11PM: Played 50 minutes, Lost $5.50 at Full Tilt Poker
$5.50 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (60th out of 226 Players)

Played really well in this one...my bustout hand I had AJs UTG and decided to raise 3X even though there were no antes yet, however I had a tight image...it folds to a big stack who limped UTG then min-raised me 5 hands earlier, min-raised me again...although out of position I elected to call...had I been holding AJo I definitely would have insta-folded, but my suited AJ flops well...flop comes 864 with two diamonds and I have the AJ diamonds...I say to myself "well it's time to gamble for the big stack." I check, he bets 2400 into a 2500 pot and I have 5600 behind and I go for the gamble and don't hit...Oh well...not too upset...

Last Update: May 2, 2008, 11:54PM | Permalink (1 Comment)

From the Poker Blog for DeiYuo

May 4, 2008, 6PM: Played 19 minutes, Made $51.50 at Poker Stars
$3/6 Texas Hold'em

Partners with Jason.. forgot to post it.

Last Update: May 5, 2008, 11:06AM | Permalink (4 Comments)
160 Hands Attached to this Entry | View Hands
Played with 26 players (# of hands): alleykat (80), Quadrophina (59), GreatGondorf (54), dtkru (50), dbeckham7467 (38), pgcannonball (33), goldenhawk2 (33), scottrude (32), Tigeren (27), Peddel (22) | View Hands to see all 26 players.

From the Poker Blog for DeiYuo

May 4, 2008, 3PM: Played 1 hour, 9 minutes, Made $10.50 at Full Tilt
$5.50 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (3rd out of 11 Players)

Yeah.. placed again after being a little late.
 
I really wanted to bust D so I put a $10 bounty on his ass.. he won so it backfired.
 
Fun times.

Last Update: May 4, 2008, 3:28PM | Permalink (1 Comment)

From the Poker Blog for TheWerm

May 4, 2008, 11AM: Played 54 minutes, Lost $5.50 at FULL TILT
$5 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (7th out of 11 Players)

ahahahahahahah how sick A5 vs. AQ i lose to runner flush.......after dominating him on the flop good job guy. 
 
 
THATS POKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Last Update: May 4, 2008, 11:52AM | Permalink (3 Comments)

From the Poker Blog for darylsuds

May 4, 2008, 12PM: Played 1 hour, 15 minutes, Made $54.50 at OPL INVITATIONAL
$5 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (1st out of 11 Players)

The new champ.....lol.
 
It was a lot of fun playing against all the OPL people, and some good poker friends.  I was a few hands late, computer problems.
 
Just sat back and relaxed till I got in a heads up situation with pocket 7s.  I flopped a set after making the standard raise and slow played.  Luckily, the turn paired the board and hit my opp. middle pair to give him trips.  So, doubled up there.
 
Later on, DeDobber was getting a bit too agro with his AX, and I caught him when I had AQ. 
 
Then......the best hand of the day! Jesse is short stacked, bout 2400 I guess, I have almost 8k.  I limp with my favorite hand, and he shoves except for one chip.  I flop an open ender against his AA, and spike it on the turn.  Sweet victory! I am sure Jesse would have chosen any other situation but that to lose to me.  But, had to get that ten dollar bounty.
 
Got heads up and battled for a little while, where I finally crippled her with 78 suited, flopping a pair and flush draw.  She turned the straight, and I turned the flush.
 
And the rest as they say is history.  Lots of fun, can't wait to play it again, win or lose. 
 
Thanks for the good times y'all!

Last Update: May 4, 2008, 12:46PM | Permalink (2 Comments)

From the Poker Blog for Judith

May 4, 2008, 2PM: Played 1 hour, Lost $5.50 at Full Tilt
$5.50 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (10th out of 11 Players)

went out with QQ. Onlinepokerlog busted me with Asomething. I was so excited to play that I didnt see the signs and didnt fold. Should have at least left a dollar so that i could play one more hand.

Last Update: May 4, 2008, 12:57PM | Permalink (2 Comments)
36 Hands Attached to this Entry | View Hands
Played with 5 players (# of hands): Donkette (35), OtuaCarGod (35), emusteepler (35), grlg (35), OnlinePokerLog (35)

From the Poker Blog for grlg

May 4, 2008, 12PM: Played 1 hour, Made $18.00 at Full Tilt
$6 Buy-In No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament (2nd out of 11 Players)

took second against daryl gg game guys, the last one I took 3rd this one 2nd so I guess the next one will be 1st

Last Update: May 4, 2008, 12:21PM | Permalink (2 Comments)

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